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With 122,000 employees worldwide (62,000 in the U.S.) we have a lot of stories to tell. See how we're all working to help people improve their lives.

Stories of continual discovery and transformation

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Fontainebleau Las Vegas

After sitting idle and vacant for more than a decade, the Fontainebleau Las Vegas is finally nearing completion thanks to a collaborative effort between Fontainebleau Development and Koch Real Estate Investments.

Koch Real Estate Investments Makes a Bet on the Future of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas

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Frontline employees at Flint Hills Resources and INVISTA are working together to develop and implement creative solutions for using virtual and augmented reality technology in industrial settings.

Unlocking Creative Solutions: Knowledge Sharing Fuels VR Advancements in Industrial Training

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Robert Ray thought using virtual reality to train specialized technicians on nylon spinning machines would be a waste of time. But these days, Robert’s career is focused on implementing and finding valuable new applications for VR training and other extended reality technologies, such as augmented reality, inside Koch companies' manufacturing facilities.

Virtually Unlimited: A Skeptic’s Embrace of New Technology Transformed His Career

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Demarcus Reaves, Koch analytics developer, shares his experience in his own words of finding the rewarding job he'd imagined.

A Different Path: Technology Training and Mentorship Gave Me the Skills and Self-Confidence for Professional Success

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Boasting record participation, the 9th annual program at the Minnesota Zoo inspired young people and Flint Hills Resources volunteers.

Zoom, Zoom: Students Use STEM Skills to Improve Zoo Habitats for Design Challenge

"It’s amazing to see the ideas students come up with. You want to help them keep that creativity alive as they get older. Coming up with innovative solutions is something that’s going to be helpful for them in any career."

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The Koch Accounting Apprenticeship Program gives talented and contribution-motivated individuals like Derly Apaza access to education and a fast-tracked opportunity for on-the-job training and employment at one of Koch's many companies.

Listen: How Koch Is Removing Barriers for Talented, Yet Overlooked People To Further Their Careers

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A young Juan Perez decided to transform his life and find a job that could provide him and his young family a better future. He found that job at Koch. It's a decision that changed him and his family in ways he never imagined.

Listen: The Choices That Ripple Beyond Us

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In this audio story, we talk with KBX employee Erica Franck about empowerment and her journey to achieve more than she thought possible.

Listen: Erica Empowered

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Koch Disruptive Technologies led a $255 million series C funding round in Cellares, a cell therapy contract manufacturer building the world’s first commercial-scale integrated development and manufacturing organization Smart Factory to reach more patients in need.

KOCH INVESTS: Scaling Up a Transformational Cell Therapy Manufacturer

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Koch Invest: Hybar

Koch Minerals & Trading participated in a $700 million debt and equity financing round for Hybar, a newly formed company that plans to build, start up and operate a technologically advanced and energy-efficient scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill in Arkansas.

KOCH INVESTS: Building an Energy-Efficient Recycling Steel Rebar Mill

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Koch Invest - Silo

Koch Disruptive Technologies has led a $32 million Series C round in Silo Technologies, the leading provider of modern technology solutions for the food supply chain.

KOCH INVESTS: Enhancing Supply Chain Tech Solutions

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Molex has developed the world's smallest board-to-board connector, Quad-Row™, which saves 30% more space compared to conventional connector designs. More than 100 million Quad-Row™ connectors have been used in the highest-selling smartwatch worldwide since 2020. 

Molex Drives Innovation in Wearable Tech with World’s Smallest Board-to-Board Connector

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Looking to the future, Georgia-Pacific is working with key partners to manufacture a recyclable padded mailer that can be tossed into any single source recycle bin. The experiment has exceeded expectations and marks another step forward for Georgia-Pacific’s efforts to innovate and invest in the plastic-to-paper packaging transformation.

From Small Experiment to Thriving Business: How Georgia-Pacific Became a Preferred Partner in the Recyclable Padded Mailer Market

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With the help of a Koch Classroom Grant, a Wichita elementary school teacher is successfully helping her students learn about recycling and entrepreneurship.

Worm Food: Lunch Scraps Nourishing STEM Education at Wichita School

As the proud hometown of our global headquarters, Wichita, Kansas, holds a special place in the hearts and lives of Koch employees. These are the stories of people and partnerships helping Wichita flourish. 

The Picture: Koch's Wichita Spotlight Series

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Koch and Catalyte

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Empower Evergreen

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The Phoenix

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Koch Innovation Campus 

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Koch's Pro Bono Initiative 

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Koch Supports the Arts 

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Koch and STEM 

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Wichita Startup Week 

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Botanica

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Second Chance Hiring

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Koch Campus Tour

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Principled Entrepreneurship

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How Koch Hires

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How Koch Invests

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